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Orlando Science Center: Cocktails & Cosmos coming with Big Top theme

The Orlando Science Center is going Big Top on us for the next Cocktails & Cosmos event, which is this Saturday, Sept. 11.

'Star Wars' exhibit breaks records at U.S. Space & Rocket Center

Sunday's attendance at the center's exhibit, "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," put the exhibit's visitation total at more than 90,000 people.

Theater events this week

PROFESSIONAL THEATERSARASOTAMURDERS SHE WROTE: Comic dinner theater mysteries with audience

Attractions: Week of Sept. 9

Area attractions run on a rotating basis as space allows.

School News: Christian College Fair takes place from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday at The King's Academy

Oh, the place they’ll go

HUNTER — Senior class trips are always events that Boards of Education take, perhaps, extra precaution with in determining whether the destination has suitable educational value, and that all fiscal needs are in place before approving any given request.

Large campaign war chests don’t mean as much as they used to

Experts say incumbency has become enough of a liability this year to trump the conventional advantage of money in the bank. Read more...

100+ Upcoming Social Media & Tech Events

Every week, Mashable puts together a calendar of upcoming social media and web events, parties and conferences. Would you like to have your conference or event listed here? If so, please contact us at least one month before your event…

Research Institutes Assess Impact of Coming End of ARRA Funding

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – With the end of stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 rapidly approaching, it appears that research institutes are prepared to proceed without the additional money and believe other sources of funding will be found to support their work.

Tom Joyner reunion empowers black families

A nationally syndicated radio host returned to the Orlando area Labor Day weekend for what has become an annual tradition for many black families.